Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, November 12, 2004

12:15 am

testing123

2x F8/55
O7/56

12:18 am

testing123

H7/40 and T7/28

12:39 am

metags

L7/28

12:39 am

dolphin

is your H7/40 in plural form? I have one that way

12:56 am

dolphin

F7/40
F8/55
F8/55
All of them come from one word (F5/16)

1:03 am

Krys10

I tried parsec's nifty trick with wingdings:

BabbleStats
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8... 2
7... 17
6... 49
5... 72
4... 100
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total: 240
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A... 16
C... 27
D... 4
E... 5
F... 26
H... 35
i... 2
L... 25
O... 15
R... 21
S... 26
T... 30
W... 8

1:04 am

onyx

wingdings???

1:10 am

Krys10

parsec was explaining yesterday about how to get an accurate word count from the tangleword solver without seeing the words by accident... cut and paste, convert the whole thing to a dingbat font and then do word counts. tedious, but works!

1:20 am

onyx

that soounds rather complicated

1:27 am

Krys10

True, it's much easier to wait for someone else to do the stats :|

1:37 am

shortseer

heh
you saved me having to type them in krys
now i can spend more time trying to find all those pesky t's
;)

1:45 am

metags

"light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul..." I thought this was no longer solely a proper noun?

2:04 am

testing123

Yes, my H7 is a plural.

2:24 am

testing123

no sweet lolita... :(

2:29 am

testing123

W7/40 curare

5:12 am

Ashy & Sini

F5-6-7, leafy combo
S

8:00 am

fit1

interesting tidbit. I (jfor no real reason) start every puzzle by doing the boxes for the four letter word. One box has four anagrams using every letter as a beginning. :)

8:27 am

parsec

actually it has five =)

8:28 am

testing

Do the F8s and their related F7 have to do with the F 5/6/7 leafy combo? I have that one, but not sure if I should keep looking there for the 8s or move on to another F5/16 starting word.

8:30 am

testing

Doesn't it have 6? For the upper left box, starting with N, you could make:

ntfl
ntlf
nftl
nflt
nlft
nltf

if any of them were actually words.

8:32 am

StÃ©

no! F8's have not to do with leafy combo!

8:37 am

testing

Aaah - I hadn't yet found the right 5 letter word to start from. Once I did, it was easy. :)

8:42 am

fit1

parsec, how could it have 5? it is only a four letter box. I do not go out of the box. It's just a stoopid thing I do to get started and get some words. :)

8:43 am

fit1

oopps Parsec, you are right. I'll be dingle dangled. Thanks :)

8:47 am

fit1

f5/7/8 combo. Think lying on your back in a pool.

8:53 am

Ashy & Sini

Eights: both F8/55

Sevens as hinted so far+what we have:
F-40 x 2
H-40 x 3
L-28
O-56
T-28
W-40

Still many missing... S

8:58 am

StÃ©

C7/36

9:03 am

testing

7/L/28x2

9:09 am

Treble99

any clues for the 2Ls please

9:12 am

parsec

one L means exactly what it says

9:15 am

Treble99

I have that one

9:16 am

testing

Just hang around a bit doing nothing and you may find the other.

9:22 am

Treble99

thanks testing 123

9:33 am

parsec

there are c/7/36x2

10:03 am

parsec

There is another F/7, too--no definition at dictionary.com. but I'm going to guess it is a really corny inn for boats?

10:08 am

testing

I think we had a similar word once before, but beginning with B. :-D

10:19 am

parsec

yeah, we did--otherwise I would never have checked. Ever. So corny.

10:55 am

EvaNadine

hello all! just got a chance to log on + it looks like youve all been working hard already!!

1:15 pm

parsec

there's another L/7/28. it's kind of "sideways."

1:19 pm

testing

What a great word to find! This puzzle is so full of words that are just fun to spot.

1:57 pm

EvaNadine

not doing so great with the 7s and 8s today...course, it smonday and friday all at once! concentration is at a minimum...hehe...

2:12 pm

Valski

Folks-I'm stuck-I can't get the T words.

2:22 pm

Treble99

I only have twenty Ts cant find anymore

2:43 pm

fnurt

Ta4x5
Ta5x1
Ta6x1
Ta7x1
Te4x5
Te5x5
Ti4x3
Ti5x2
Ti6x1

Still several more to go...

2:50 pm

berekah

I just found another Ta5 and Ta6 (total: 2 each)
Now to try to catch up on the other letters...

2:51 pm

berekah

oops, and a connected Ta4.

2:52 pm

testing

I was missing a couple that you had, but here are some you're missing. I have:

TA5x2, TA6x3. TE6

2:56 pm

testing

So, berekah, are you saying that you have TA4x6?

3:06 pm

berekah

yeah. sorry that it wasn't super-clear!
:-)

3:26 pm

berekah

Does anyone have a clue for the second F8?

3:39 pm

testing

They're very similar. Same root word. One is just more so than the other I suppose. ;)

3:40 pm

berekah

Got it...Thanks...I was trying WAY too hard ;-)

3:44 pm

Treble99

any clues for the TE/6 please

3:48 pm

berekah

Te6:
"A pustulelike sorus formed on the tissue of a plant infected by a rust fungus and producing teliospores"

It's related to a Te5.

3:53 pm

fnurt

Only one more T to go I guess. Here's another letter I am having trouble with...

La4x1
La5x1
La7x1
Le4x3
Le5x2
Li4x3
Li5x3
Li6x1
Li7x1
Lo4x1
Lo6x1
Lo7x1

4:00 pm

4t8

three x words from the c.

4:02 pm

4t8

oops there may be more...won't take crax though.

4:03 pm

berekah

I found another La4 (total 2)
other than that, my list now matches yours (except for the Li7...that's going to take some more looking)

4:28 pm

fit1

Berekah, that Li7 is very exact. You have to interpret it to the letter

4:41 pm

fit1

I am suffering big time with the c7's. Any help?

4:44 pm

testing

All the Ls:

LA4x3, LA5x3, LA6, LA7
LE4x4, LE5x2
Li4x3, Li5x3, Li6, Li7
LO4, LO6, LO7

Back in a minute with what Cs I have.

4:44 pm

marigold

The C7 comes from a C4 /6 that you add a suffix to

4:44 pm

testing

Oh, just the C7? Think mining.

4:45 pm

testing

That should read C7s - they're related, in much the same way the 2 8s are.

4:45 pm

testing

Oh, and I have 4 C words that use the X. :)

6:00 pm

testing

O/7/36 part of 5/6/7 combo, meaning sheathed.

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